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Iraqi lawmakers mixed on future
BAGHDAD, July 2 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers have mixed opinions on the U.S. troop withdrawal, with some hailing the end to foreign occupation and others worried about renewed violence.
| KRG trumpets safety for religious groups
ERBIL, Iraq, July 2 (UPI) -- New provisions in the constitution for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq that outline religious freedoms are a national benchmark, lawmakers say.
| U.N. concerned over Iraqi minefields
BAGHDAD, July 2 (UPI) -- It is unlikely Iraq will meet its obligations under the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Treaty in part due to the sheer volume of the contamination, a U.N. report says.
| Illegal groups disarm in Afghanistan
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, July 2 (UPI) -- Six illegal armed groups surrendered their weapons to U.N.-supported authorities as part of a weapons-for-development program in Afghanistan.
| Training, terror, focus of Afghan effort
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 2 (UPI) -- The bulk of American forces operating in Afghanistan work toward training Afghan security forces and conducting counter-terrorism operations, the Pentagon said.
| Iran, Syria push economic ties
DAMASCUS, Syria, July 2 (UPI) -- Syria and Iran wrapped up meetings in Damascus to move forward with plans to develop bilateral economic ties further, officials say.
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